Tutorial 1: domino earrings

Today's tutorial is about how to make original earrings out of Hama mini beads:

Here is what you'll need:

- Hama mini beads in black and white.

- 1 Hama mini pegboard (squared).

- tweezers (makes it much easier to handle the mini beads! )

- 2 earhooks.

- 2 o-rings 4 mm.

- combination pliers ( a must have for this tutorial! )

- baking paper.

- an iron and an ironing board.


...and requires some patience and time.








I've bought the beads at my local hobby store, but here's a link to the official webshop: http://www.hama.dk/welcome-to-a-colorful-world-of-beads/.





Squared pegboard.





Dominos under construction.
Place the black beads first and then complete with the white ones - it's the easiest way.


What to do next:


- After placing the beads on the pegboard, bring the board with the two dominos carefully to your ironing area.

- Then place a piece of baking paper on top of the pegpoard and iron the dominos with a high temperature to melt the beads together.

- Don't iron on the same spot for too long and when the dominos are sticking to the baking paper, slowly seperate the baking paper with the dominos on from the pegboard.

- If you want to be sure the beads will stay in place you can iron on the other side of the dominos aswell.

- Let them cool down for about 5 min under a heavy book to make sure that they stay flat.

- When your dominos are cold and flat, use the combination pliers to place an o-ring 4 mm on each domino and remember to put the earhooks on the rings before you close them again.


TADA..! THE RESULT: